The Treasury Department said June sales of...

The Treasury Department said June sales of U.S. savings bonds dropped 6.1% in June to $615 million. Sales had dropped 0.9% in May and 6.4% in April. Before that, they rose for eight months in a row, hitting $706 million in March. June sales were 13% higher than a year ago. With the inclusion of interest earnings, the value of outstanding bonds rose $510 million to $106.16 billion.